Woodworking



WOODWORKING Filed June 15, 1,92@ 2 SheBtS-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY WOODWORKING Filed June 15, 1928 2 smetshm 2 Patented June 24, 1930 PATENT oFFlcE CHARLES W. ERICKSON, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA y wooDwoRKING Application led June 15,

This invention relates to ornamental wood working, and its general object is to provide a method of forming articles such as bowls, candle sticks, spoon holders, la'mp bases, urns and the like, from pieces of wood of various kinds or colors, shaped substantially triangular in cross section and secured together in a manner to present a many sided block to be put in a lathe or wood turning machine, for turning 'out a plurality of formed articles of the type desired from a single block with the result that the articles can be made in numbers in an easy and expeditious manner with very little eort.

A further object of the invention is to provide an'article of ornamental design that is formed from sections of wood of various kinds or colors, with the sections secured together by veneer strips and bands to prevent splitting and separation of the sections under all climatic conditions.

Another object of the 'invention is to 'provide a method of forming articles of ornamental design, that includes a plurality of sections with veneer strips or bands disposed between 'the sections to increase the ornamental eifect.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a method of forming articles of the .charicter set forth with minimum waste of woo This invention also consists in certain other features of construction. and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andspecilically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing mv invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation 4of a nut bowl constructed in accordance with my invention and showing parts thereof in section. Y e

Figure 2 is a top plan view of a portion of the bowl as shown in Figure 1. v

Figure 3 is a similar bottom plan view.

Figure'4 is an end elevation of one block 192s. serial No. 285,749.

formed from sections of wood of different kinds or colors with veneer strips between the sections.

Figure 5 is a similar view of another block formed from a greater number of sections than the block as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of the block as shown in Figure 4, with dotted lines to indicate the manner of'forming bowls in numbers'from a single block.

Figure 7 is a similar view illustrating the manner of forming candle sticks in numbers from a single block.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figures 4 to 7 inclusive, it 65* will be noted that in forming the articles such as bowls, candle sticks, spoon holders, lamp bases, urns and the like, a plurality of sections l of wood are formed in triangle shape in formation and secured together by adhesive material, with veneered strips 2 arranged -between the respective sections so as to produce an article as shown in Figures l, 2 and 3 of the drawings.

From the Figure 6 illustration it is mani- 75 fest that parts of the triangular shaped sections are cutaway at intervals` upon the apices thereof to roughly constitute in combination the cup port-ions of adjacent bowls to be turned. These portionsinitially cut- 4away are utilized for-.other purposes, such as the base portions,- of bowls and other structures made into blocks. The pockets or cups for the bowls, initially cut, will materially lessen the labor required in turning out the desiredv shape 'of cup or bowl core and big chunks or slivers will not be encountered by the wood working tools whereby the possibility of spliting therblock or separating the sections incident lto the-encountering o wood working tools with such obstructions is overcome. v

`The sections when secured together pres ent a block 3 having many sides and which by'this arrangement, is easy to handle and 95 secure in a lathe or wood working machlne, wherein the block is turned down to provlde the articles in the form as shown'in dotted lines in Figures 6 and 7. Figure 6 lllustrates a plurality of articles in bowl form in dotted 100 the lines and Figure 7 a plurality of articles in candle stick form. The respective article forms which are indicated by the reference numeral 4 are sawed apart and then finished in the manner as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

While I secure the sections of the blocks together by adhesive material with veneerstrips or bands between the sections, I also provide veneer strips and bands that are countersunk about the articles and these bands for distinction are indicated by the reference numeral 5.

The bands 5 prevent splitting or separation of the sections regardless of the climatic conditions as it will be apparent that they secure the sections together in the form as turned out. The bands 5 may be formed from strips of wood of various colors or may be formed from metal such as brass.

The articles may have secured to the bottoms thereof felt pads 6 and the bowl as shown in Figure 1 is primarily designed for nuts as it will be noted that rising centrally from the bottom thereof is a nut cracking anvil 7.

The strips or bands 5 are preferably arranged to encircle the base 8 of the bowl, the enlarged bowl portion 9 thereof with one of the strips arranged substantially centrally of the bowl portion while other strips are disposed adjacent the upper edge, with the result the sections are materially reinforced at the top and bottom of the bowl and intermediate the ends thereof. Of course, the strips will be arranged on the other articles at the most appropriate places where they will function to advantage.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will be obvious that I have provided a method of forming articles of ornamental design from a plurality of sections of wood of different colors and kinds disposed in block formation whereby a number of articles may be formed from a single block when the latter is disposed yiny a lathe or wood working machine with the result the articles can be formed in numbers with minimum waste of wood and in an easy and expeditious manner.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advanta es and novel features of my invention will e readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.`

What Iclaim is:

In a method of forming bowls in num bers from a single block of wood constructed by securin together a plurality of sections of wood t at are substantially triangular shape in cross section and of various kinds and colors to provide a block having many sidesfwith veneer strips between the adjacent sides of the sections extending from the apices formed by the meeting side wall portions outwardly in line with the outer surfaces thereof, the apices of the sections being cutaway at intervals and registered to form the cup portions of the bowls, applying means for securing said sections together including veneer strips and bands countery CHARLES W. ERICKSON. 

